Aura
Aura is a book by Carlos Fuentes, and talk the history of Felipe Montero with a beautiful woman, Aura.
Chapter 1:
The book begins with Felipe Montero reading the newspaper, because he wants to get a job, Young Historian, to be specifically, and he was surprised because he fulfils all the requirements, salary will be of four thousand dollars. He was excited with this notice and immediately looked for direction: Donceles 815.
When finally arrives to the house, slightly pushes the door, a woman’s voice called him and saw an old woman in a bed. She tells him that his job was to write the memories of her husband who has died 60 years ago.
Surprisingly enters the room a young, Aura, she was the niece of the elderly. Immediately he agreed to stay and live there.
Chapter 2:
The old woman was happy about the response of Felipe Montero and asks Aura indicated his room. Felipe can’t stop to see those beautiful green eyes.
When Aura leaves the room and Felipe revises it, he was surprised to see such ancient objects and your room so bright.
It is time to dinner! The only in the dining room was Aura, Consuelo, the old, was ill and was waiting on her room for dinner. She says to Felipe that he could start to work as soon as possible.
Chapter 3:
That night Felipe begins reading the manuscript and is surprised to discover neither that the French or the husband adventures was as impressive as the old woman had said. Then, Aura enters to the room and was with him in an ecstasies moment. He could not sleep.
He studied all the manuscripts and reading he discovers that Consuelo has one hundred and nine years old, she met Colonel when she was fifteen. These describe a story of love and passion, above all, his obsession with her beautiful green eyes.
Chapter 4:
Felipe means the presence of Aura at home. She was in the kitchen slaughtering a goat. Felipe began to think that the old was crazy.
When Felipe listened the call for dinner Felipe was alone in the dining room, remembering that Aura was waiting in your room after dinner.
Her body was different from the previous night, with harshness on his features.
Felipe believes now remember that old spent the whole night in the room. The two women go out the door to the bedroom and leave the old woman sleeping in Felipe Aura.
Chapter 5:
Felipe returns to his room, he was very confused by what happened last night. Felipe was full of questions to Aura and in that moment of thoughts, hears the bell.
The young man went to the door and retains Aura. Felipe read in the pages the impossibility of Colonel and Consuelo has a son. Felipe viewing the photos found Aura! But the photos were dated 1884. He was the Colonel, are he and Aura in the last century.
Felipe undressed Aura while kissing, then, enters a halo of light, discovers her white hair and almost rotten teeth of elderly. Consuelo hugs and promised that in a few days, when reinvigorate, together they will bring Aura again.